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Modal                   Use                             Example sentence

                will          for polite request              Will you help me with my homework?

                              for prediction                  It will rain on Friday.


                              for spontaneous decision        I will help you carry the bag.

                              for habits                      Manya will always be late!

                would         for polite request              Would you help me carry this bag?


                              for past habits                 She would play for long hours with
                                                              her dolls.

                shall         offer                           Shall I help you carry the bag?

                ought to      for advice                      You ought to ride your bike carefully.

                              for obligation                  We ought to save our rivers.


                might         for possibility                 It might rain today.




              A.  Fill in the blanks with the appropriate modals.

                   1.  It                        rain today.

                   2.                         I take your pen?

                   3.  The train                          be late.

                   4.  I                        cross the river.

                   5.  He                         lead you to the hall.

                   6.  Plants                         not grow on this soil.

                   7.  Students                          respect their teachers.

                   8.  Flight tickets                         be expensive soon.

                   9.  Players                         exercise regularly.

                  10.                         we play another game of carrom?

                  11.  They                          be travelling all over the country.

                  12.  It seems difficult, but we                         reach our destination before
                      dusk.




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